1、2001 Environmental ReportRWE AktiengesellschaftOpernplatz 145128 EssenGermanyT+49(0)201/12-00F+49(0)201/12-1 51 99I RWE AG 2001 Environmental ReportHighlights in a nutshellThe RWE Group has contributed to the progress of sustainabledevelopment in more ways than one.One key area of focus isthe field
2、of environmental protection.It is in this light that ourreport for July 2000 to December 2001 will prominently featureour environmental management concept and activities,sheddinglight on the environmental accomplishments that we havetracked throughout the Group via our Environmental Reportingand Inf
3、ormation System(ERIS).Data disclosed in this report isbased on the management holding companies input-outputbalance sheets,which took foreign majority holdings into con-sideration for the first time for inclusion in this report.The input-output tables and the companies environmental programs areavai
4、lable on the Internet().We used the Global Reporting Initiative s guidelines(www.globalreporting.org)as well as the recommendationsof the Association of European Certified Public Accountants asa point of reference when compiling this report.Due to the highsignificance we attach to ecological aspects
5、,however,the reportcontinues to concentrate on environmental protection.Readersinterested in our company s commercial development may wantto consult our annual report.Information on personnel and socialissues can be found in RWE s annual personnel report.The 2002 ranking of environmental reports com
6、piled by theChamber of Certified Public Accountants in Berlin,which placedus first,gave us some additional pointers on how to improve thepresentation of our enterprise with regard to environmentalmatters.Useful ideas were gleaned from questionnaires preparedby rating agencies such as Sustainable Ass